Dutch teen solo sailor, 14, begins her voyage

8:26 PM Wed 4 Aug 2010 GMT

'Laura Dekker steers her boat, with her father, Dick Dekker, at left, as they depart the harbour of Den Osse (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)' .

Laura Dekker, 14, finally allowed by a Dutch court to sail away from Holland on a solo voyage around the world, has only one regret - she will miss her dog, Spot. Yesterday she set off with her father on a test and delivery sail to Portugal, from where she will begin her great adventure. Laura was born in the middle of a circumnavigation, had her first boat when she was six, and began sailing solo aged 10. A psychologist might ponder that her great urge to keep sailing is a search for her early childhood, but Laura is simply ...

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